How To Install xless on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xless on Kali Linux. xless is file browsing tool for the X Window System

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xless on Kali Linux.

What is xless

xless is:

xless allows you to view information in an X window. It allows filename (or multiple filenames) arguments, or input via STDIN. It can print the current buffer and do regular expression searches.

There are three methods to install xless on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install xless Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xless using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xless

Install xless Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xless using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xless

Install xless Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install xless using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xless

How To Uninstall xless on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xless package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xless

Uninstall xless And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xless and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xless

Remove xless Configurations and Data

To remove xless configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xless

Remove xless configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xless configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xless

Dependencies

xless have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xless package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.